00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.803537 CaOODSP 20221107135230 cr ||||||||||| 150406s2015 oncd o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- NH18-22/115-6E-PDF A life-cycle environmental assessment benchmark study of six CMHC EQuilibrium™ housing initiative projects [electronic resource]. Life-cycle environmental assessment benchmark study of six CMHC EQuilibrium housing initiative projects Ottawa : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2015. 7, [2] p. : fig., graphs, tables. Research highlight. Technical series Issued also in French under title: Analyse environnementale comparative du cycle de vie de six maisons de l’initiative EQuilibrium de la SCHL. “June 2015.” These findings illustrate the benefits and trade-offs associated with the pursuit of net-zero energy design, namely, low operating energy consumption versus increased material usage and higher related embodied energy. The study shows that residential energy efficiency measures and renewable energy generation systems are effective means to lower overall life-cycle energy use and many environmental impacts—though not all. As housing design becomes ever more energy-efficient in the future, the embodied contribution will become a greater share of total life-cycle effects. It will become necessary to better understand the implications of material choices to ensure operating energy objectives do not come at the expense of increased embodied energy use and environmental impacts. gccst Housing gccst Energy efficiency gccst Design gccst Environmental impact assessment Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Analyse environnementale comparative du cycle de vie de six maisons de l'initiative EQuilibrium de la SCHL (CaOODSP)9.803538 Research highlight. Technical series. (CaOODSP)9.504482 PDF 652 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/schl-cmhc/nh18-22/NH18-22-115-6-eng.pdf